Genus
Sphoeroides
7 species
Sphoeroides is a genus of pufferfishes.
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Sphoeroides is a genus of pufferfishes.
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The northern puffer, Sphoeroides spheroides, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous,...
The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)Travel / Living Depth: 3– 35 ft. (1-12m).Location and Distribution: Caribbean, The Bahamas, Florida, and...
The bandtail puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It can grow to a length of about 30 cm and is common in the Caribbean and observed from Massachusetts, USA in the north to Santa Catarina, Brazil...
The southern puffer (Sphoeroides nephelus) is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, and possibly further south on the coast of Brazil.
The blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found circumglobally in tropical and temperate seas, at depths between 50 and 500 m. First recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off the Spanish coast in 1981,...
Least puffer, Sphoeroides parvus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. This species is the common bay and inshore puffer for the waters around Texas and Louisiana. It has also been found as far east as Apalachicola Bay and...
Sphoeroides annulatus (bullseye puffer) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California, USA to Pisco, Peru and the Galápagos Islands.
